Thursday 23rd July 2026

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King Charles III inaugurates the Schwarzman Centre 

King Charles III officially opened the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities and unveiled a plaque to commemorate his visit.

Jacinda Ardern and eight others awarded with honorary degrees

The recipients include former New Zealand Prime Minister Dame Jacinda Ardern; actress and theatre director Adjoa Andoh MBE; and literary critic and host of Finding Your Roots Henry Louis Gates Jr.

Tommy Robinson’s invitation to Oxford Union met with protest: Live updates

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, otherwise known as Tommy Robinson, is due to speak at the Oxford Union at 8.30 pm this evening at a debate on the motion “This House Believes the West is Right to be Suspicious of Islam”. The event has drawn condemnation from University societies, local politicians, and local faith leaders.

Home Office proposes doubling of Campsfield capacity

The Home Office has proposed a second phase of development to the Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre (IRC), increasing its capacity from 160 to 400 beds.

The end of Roppongi

"The ultimate destination for Oxford's exclusive highly effervescent and au fait crowd" is to close next Friday

The Oxford Guild responds to last week’s resignations

Following 16 resignations from the Oxford Guild committee last week, the Guild responds

Cambridge’s Cecil falls

Jesus College has agreed to remove a bronze cockerel statue students said ought be repatriated to Nigeria

RMFO march takes to the streets

The group headed to five locations which they have deemed "linked to colonialism and racism"

OULC: “ugly, intimidating and vaguely cultish”

OULC embroiled in new row following passage of motion to make members of multiple political groups ineligible for voting rights at TGMs

RMF all over again?

Harvard Law School scraps official crest over links to slavery

Lachs defeats Dattani to win Union presidency

The #19ideas slate was broadly successful in Friday's vote but unable to replicate Stuart Webber's or Robert Harris's dominance

Uber revving up to enter Oxford

Taxi firm filing application to expand online service

Maintain patient privacy or save a life?

New guidelines advise university doctors to contact parents if concerned for students’ mental health

OUSU: #ShutDownYarlsWood

Latest motion to condemn immigration centre

Oxford at centre of new STEM funding

Government announces new funding for DPhils as well as quantum technology programme

Patten goes international

Chancellor in spat with Hong Kong authorities

“Cold as Balls not gunna lie”

Ball-goers left cold by the Mansfield Ball

Universities not to be exempted from FoI requests

Claim that FOI act expensive and time-consuming fails to persuade Commission

Open Letter to Oxford Guild

An open letter signed by now-former members of the Oxford Guild was published this morning announcing their resignation

Guilded Cage Broken

Oxford Guild suffers wave of resignations from senior positions in protest at “framework and culture”

Pembroke JCR creates an anthem

New student composition to signal commencement of JCR meetings

Statue of cock dubbed ‘New Cecil Rhodes’

Cambridge students propose repatriation of Benin Bronze

Police probe Heath’s past at the Bod

Wiltshire police investigate Bodleian Library Archive due to alleged sex abuse claims

Casualties in Didcot collapse

Accident leaves up to four dead, with five taken to John Radcliffe Hospital

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